Harry Potter and the Secret Treasure

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"Well, sorry to interrupt you, Professor!" Harry faltered, because Dumbledore's words just now proved once again that he trusted people in the past, despite the overwhelming tone that those people were not worthy of trust, which made Harry again Remembering Snape and...

"But you don't really believe Riddle, do you? He once said, the same Riddle who came out of the diary, said: Dumbledore never seemed to like me like the other teachers."

"I do not consider him unconditionally trustworthy," said Dumbledore. "As I told you last time, I decided to observe him closely, which I did. I cannot say that I discovered that from the first observation." A lot, he's wary of me. To be honest, I believe he senses it, he talks a little too much to me in the thrill of discovering who he really is. He's careful not to reveal so much, but He couldn't take back what he'd said in his excitement, or what Mrs. Cole had confided to me. However, he was wise enough not to attempt to confuse me as he has so many of my colleagues."

Riddle must have sensed that Dumbledore was different from the other professors and knew he was dangerous.

Needless to say, confusion or something, he didn't even dare to approach Dumbledore easily.

"In short, Riddle did very well in school, and he soon had a group of friends who were obedient and devoted to him, and I say this for lack of a better word, but as I have already mentioned, Riddle undoubtedly I have no feelings for them." Dumbledore continued, "This group of people forms a dark force in the castle. They have a complex composition, the weak seek shelter, the ambitious want to gain some prestige, and the cruel by nature. They are attracted to leaders who can teach them higher forms of cruelty. In other words, they are the predecessors of the Death Eaters, and some really became the first Death Eaters after leaving Hogwarts."

"From the information I learned later, Riddle controlled them very strictly. This group of people has never been found to be doing bad things openly. Although there were many vicious incidents at Hogwarts during their seven years at school, all Couldn't conclusively contact them. The most serious one, of course, was the opening of the Chamber of Secrets, which resulted in the death of a girl. You know, Hagrid was wronged for this case..."

Chapter 1416 Special Horcruxes and Memories

The vicious incident caused by the opening of the secret room completely changed the fate of the three people.

The first was Moaning Myrtle, who died in that incident.The second is Hagrid. He was wronged because of this, lost his eligibility to go to Hogwarts, and was imprisoned in Azkaban. Then his wand was broken, and his father died because of being too sad. The fate of the family has undergone earth-shaking changes.

Finally, there is the mastermind of the event, Tom Riddle.

Strictly speaking, Voldemort's first self-produced Horcrux "Riddle's Diary" was also born at that time.

But in reality, Voldemort's fall predates that event, on the night he went to find his uncle.

If what the 15-year-old Riddle said last time is true, then his and Gunter's ring should be Voldemort's first Horcrux, a Horcrux that appeared by accident, after that, the kindness in his soul The part of the soul was stripped from the main soul, and Voldemort went further and further on the evil road, and he became less and less scruples.

Therefore, the opening of the Chamber of Secrets more than 50 years ago was a landmark event.In that incident, Riddle took the initiative to make the first Horcrux "Riddle's Diary" in his life, which marked that he had decided to make himself remembered by the wizarding world as Voldemort.

"I later investigated many people and asked them about Riddle's school. Those who were willing to recall to me told me that Riddle was fascinated by his origin." Dumbledore said, "Of course this is understandable, he Having grown up in an orphanage, it's natural to wonder how he got there. I've spoken to Evan before, and it appears he's searched for the old man in the prize room, in the prefect's list in the old school records, and even in the history books of magic. Tom Riddle's track, but found nothing, and finally he was forced to admit that his father never went to Hogwarts. I believe that's when he dropped the name, changed to Voldemort's, and started investigating the formerly despised His mother's family history. We all know that he once thought that woman could not be a wizard since she had succumbed to death, the shameful weakness of humanity."

"So, the only clue he had was the name 'Marvolo', which he had learned from the orphanage administrators to be his maternal grandfather's name. After some painstaking research among old books and wizarding families, he finally found the The remaining branch of the Raitlin family. In the summer when he was 15 years old, he left the orphanage he would go back to every year to find his relatives in the Gaunt family." Dumbledore paused for a while, then continued, "It became very clear later , Riddle found his uncle and his father, grandparents that summer, but he didn't have the joy of being reunited with his loved ones, he did something terrible to them, and left a Horcrux, a Horcruxes that he didn't expect... well, Harry, I want you to see these things more impressively than to listen to me."

As he spoke, he produced a small crystal vial filled with swirling, pearly memories.

Dumbledore poured the memories into the Pensieve, and he motioned for Ivan and Harry to stand up.

They approached the stone basin one by one, bent down obediently, and immersed their faces in memories.

A few seconds later, Ivan returned to the familiar dark environment. He fell from a high altitude and landed on a dirty stone floor.

This is the Gaunt's hut, which is what Morfin looked like when he came back from Azkaban.

The surrounding environment was unspeakably filthy, the ceiling was covered with thick cobwebs, the ground was dark, there were moldy food and a pile of rusted pots on the table, and the only light came from the rickety stick at Morfin's feet. His hair and beard had grown to cover his eyes and mouth, and he sat quietly in the dark.

Until a heavy knock on the door woke him up, and a pale and handsome boy appeared at the door.

The next conversation, Ivan heard it once before.

Morfin, who was already insane, thought that Voldemort was the old Tom Riddle. The brief exchange let Voldemort know that his father had abandoned him and his mother and returned to the Riddle Mansion. Also, let him see Mo The ring on Fern's hand, the heirloom of the Gaunt family, the ring left by Slytherin.

Of course, he didn't recognize the resurrection stone on the ring...

In a burst of cursing, everything fell into darkness, and the three returned to reality.

"That's all?" Harry asked quickly, "Why did it go dark all of a sudden, and what happened after that?"

"Morfin can't remember what happened after that," said Dumbledore, and took out another glass bottle of memory. "When he woke up the next morning, he was lying on the ground alone, and Marvolo's ring was gone." .Meanwhile, in the village of Little Hangleton, a maid ran screaming and running through the high street, saying that there were three bodies in the drawing room of the great house: old Tom Riddle and his parents, all dead."

"The Muggle authorities are at a loss. As far as I know, they still don't know how the Riddles died, because the Avada Kedavra usually leaves no scars. The only exception is sitting in front of me." Dumbledore nodded towards Harry's scar, and continued, "But the Ministry of Magic immediately knew that it was the murder of wizards, and they also knew that a person who always hated Muggles lived opposite the Riddle house, and that this person once Served in jail for assaulting one of the victims in this case."

"So the Ministry of Magic found Morfin, there was no interrogation, no Veritaserum or Legilimency, he immediately confessed, provided details that only the murderer knew, and said he was proud of killing those Muggles, saying He had been waiting for this opportunity for years. The wand he handed over was instantly proven to be the murder weapon for the Riddles, and he made no resistance and was taken into Azkaban. The only thing that bothered him was his father's The ring is gone. 'He will kill me.' He repeated to his captors, 'I lost his ring and he will kill me.' That seemed to be all he said next. He was in Azkaban lived out the rest of his life, mourning the loss of the last heirloom, and was finally buried next to the prison, along with the other poor souls who died in Azkaban."

"Did Old Demon steal Morfin's wand and kill someone?" Harry asked. "What happened that night?"

"It's obvious. Voldemort killed his father, modified his uncle's memory, and walked away with the ring." Ivan replied for Dumbledore, "This is what happened that night , but in fact it is far more than that, there are many more, Riddle made the first Horcrux that night."

"Horcrux, that special Horcrux you just mentioned?!" Harry repeated in a low voice, suddenly thought of something, and looked at the ring on Dumbledore's right hand in shock, "That ring...Professor, Is it this one?"

"Yes, Ivan and I found this ring in the ruins of the Gunter family hut before. I have to admit that it is a very special magic item, a special Horcrux, and it is not just a soul beast. It’s as simple as a device, and it has other important uses.” Dumbledore said, “Okay, we’d better hurry up, there are three memories waiting for us. Before seeing how Ivan and I found it, I think Let you see another memory, which has a lot to do with our next plan..."

Chapter 1417 Memories of Slughorn

Like Harry, Ivan also looked at Dumbledore curiously, wondering what he meant by saying that the ring has other uses?

This ring is a special Horcrux. Aiwen knows what is special about it, but he is not sure about its other uses. Is it related to the spell spell on Dumbledore's right hand? !Without thinking too much, the answer is yes, it is impossible for Dumbledore's right hand to become like this for no reason.

So, something about this ring...

Ivan thought quickly, and he remembered what the 15-year-old Riddle said before, that is, the process of the 15-year-old Riddle being stripped from Voldemort's main soul, the world he entered, and the strange "death" he encountered , Ivan felt as if he had caught something.

Riddle said that he was "rewarded" for defeating "Reaper" at that time, and the first soul appeared from this.

Ivan speculated that the reason for the appearance of the "Reaper" and the Horcrux that Riddle saw was the magic left by Salazar Slytherin.

The magic left by Slytherin helped Riddle create a Horcrux, a Horcrux composed of the good thoughts in Riddle's soul at its core.

It sounds a bit unbelievable, but it is very possible.Slytherin is familiar with the method of making Horcruxes, and he also knows from Ivan that after a thousand years, what his only descendant Voldemort did, it is impossible for him to do nothing.With his personality, it would be an extremely abnormal thing to do nothing.

In other words, since the magic spell on Dumbledore's right hand is related to the ring, what he is doing now is related to Salazar Slytherin, or the treasure key left by Slytherin, or other things ...

Ivan thought about it along this line of thought, but Dumbledore, like before, did not intend to explain.He poured the memory in the small crystal bottle he took out just now into the Pensieve. The whole process was not easy, because the memory in the small crystal bottle was different from what he had seen before. They seemed to condense together. Could it be that memories can also deteriorate? ?

"This one isn't long," said Dumbledore, when he had finally emptied the vial. "We'll be back in a few minutes, maybe a few minutes."

Under Dumbledore's signal, Ivan followed Harry into the Pensieve, and fell into the silver surface again.

This time, they were falling in front of a person, and Ivan recognized it almost immediately.

It was Horace Slughorn, a much younger Professor Slughorn.He is no longer bald, replaced by a mass of lustrous yellow hair that looks as if he has thick thatch on his head, but with a shiny, Galleon-sized patch in the center of his head. bald spots.

Also, his beard is not as much as it is now, it is ginger.

Slughorn's body was not as round as Ivan was familiar with, but the gold buttons of the embroidered vest were quite tight.

It was the same grandeur as now, with his little feet resting on a large velvet cushion, half reclining in a comfortable winged armchair, a small glass of wine in one hand, and the other in the Picking from a box of pineapple preserves.

Slughorn quite enjoyed it, as he had in his youth.

A few seconds later, Dumbledore appeared next to Ivan and Harry, looking around with interest.

At this moment, they were standing in Slughorn's office, and six or seven boys, all fifteen or sixteen years old, were sitting around Slughorn, and the chairs were harder or shorter than his.Almost instantly, Ivan recognized Tom Riddle in the crowd.

It didn't take much effort, because he had the most special temperament among the group of students, and it was difficult to ignore him.

For example, Riddle seemed to be shining among this group of students, attracting everyone's attention.

Generally speaking, only pretty girls will have this effect.

Of course, if it is as good or beautiful as Riddle, it can also be done...

Riddle, who was sitting in the center of the students, had the most handsome face of all of them, and he also looked the most relaxed, with his right hand casually resting on the armrest of the chair, and Marvolo's black gemstone ring was already on his hand .

It can be seen that this memory is after the night when Riddle killed his father and blamed his uncle.

"Sir, is Professor Mellors retiring?" Riddle asked.

"Tom, Tom, I know I can't tell you." Slughorn wagged a frosted finger at him reproachfully, but spoiled the effect slightly by blinking, "I have to say , I want to know where you got your news, boy, you know more than half the faculty."

Riddle smiled, and the other boys laughed too, casting him admiring glances.

"You ghost, you can know things you shouldn't know, and you are careful to please important people. You are really... Oh, by the way, thank you for your pineapple, you guessed it, this is my favorite."

While the boys were snickering, a strange thing happened.

The whole room was suddenly shrouded in white fog, and everything disappeared in front of him. Ivan could only see Harry and Dumbledore next to him. This is really interesting, which means that Slughorn is modifying his memory. He hid an extremely important part.This is easy to understand. If Riddle and Slughorn mentioned Horcruxes or other sensitive matters, with Slughorn's character, he would definitely erase these things and would not tell Dumbledore easily.

He probably still has the idea of ​​not being guilty, and will not reveal Voldemort's secrets.

Don't make Slughorn look bad, but he's actually a pretty good wizard.

He's smarter than most and knows where the line is.

After about two or three seconds, Slughorn's voice resounded in the room, unnaturally loud.

"You will make mistakes, boy, mark my words."

In a second the fog lifted, as suddenly as it had come, but no one mentioned it, nor could it be seen from their faces that anything unusual had just happened, until the little golden clock on Slughorn's desk struck It rang eleven.

"My God, is it time already?" said Slughorn. "Time is passing so fast, time to go, boys, or we'll be in trouble. By the way, Lestrange, the paper is due tomorrow." , or in detention. Same for you, Avery."

Slughorn got up from his chair and carried the empty glass to the table, and the boys filed out.

But Riddle lagged behind, and it was obvious that he was dawdling, hoping to be alone with Slughorn in the house.

"Come on, Tom!" said Slughorn, turning to find him still, "you don't want to be caught staying out at lights out, you're a prefect..."

"Sir, I want to ask you something."

"Then ask, boy, ask..."

"Sir, I want to ask you if you know... Horcruxes."

The expression on Slughorn's face changed, but then again, the room was so thick with fog that it was impossible to see anything.

Next to Ivan, there were only Harry with a puzzled face and Dumbledore who was smiling serenely.

Then Slughorn's voice came again, as loudly as before.

No, there seems to be some anger!

"I don't know anything about Horcruxes, and even if I knew, I wouldn't tell you! Get out, get out immediately, and don't let me hear you mention this again!"

Chapter 1418 The Mission and the Third Memory

Tsk tsk, that tone doesn't sound like what Slughorn would say to Riddle.

In other words, in addition to hiding some of the more important memories, Slughorn also falsified and fabricated the second half of this memory.

A few seconds later, the three returned to Dumbledore's office again.

Harry seemed a little dazed. He looked at Ivan, then turned his head to look at Dumbledore who was sitting back behind the table, but couldn't figure out what was going on.

Dumbledore had just said that this was his most important memory, but he couldn't see why it mattered.Of course, the sudden white mist, and the fact that no one seemed to notice it, was strange, but otherwise nothing seemed to happen, except that Riddle asked a question that went unanswered.

"You may have noticed that this memory has been falsified." Dumbledore said bluntly without going around in circles, "Professor Slughorn falsified his own memory, and he gave me a false memory. "

"Faltered memories? Why would he do that?" Harry couldn't help asking.

"I think he was ashamed of the memory, so he falsified it to make himself more respectable, and erased the parts he didn't want me to see. It was a bad falsification, which was a good thing. The real memory is still underneath."

"Professor, is this memory about the Horcrux?" Ivan interrupted and asked.

"Yes, an important memory about Horcruxes." Dumbledore said with interest, "We have known for a long time that Riddle wanted to make Horcruxes, and he thought that he could obtain immortality in this way. In fact, in his By the time he took the ring and returned to Hogwarts, he had managed to create a Horcrux, but the Horcrux was an uncontrolled accident. I spoke to him, and Voldemort thought he was a nuisance, before So I still keep him, nothing more than wanting to study something from it..."

"Then did he succeed?" Ivan asked, knowing that the one Dumbledore said later was referring to the 15-year-old Riddle.

"No!" Dumbledore said, "So, Voldemort turned to Slughorn for advice on how to make Horcruxes. He should have found some content from the book, but it is not comprehensive, and there are still some details that need to be confirmed. "

"For example, the number of Horcruxes that can be made..." Ai Wen said.

"A very keen idea, Ivan. The specific number of Horcruxes is one of the important things we need to figure out. After all, from what we have so far, Voldemort has made many Horcruxes. Riddle's diary , Slytherin's locket, Ravenclaw's diadem, fiend statue, and this ring because of an accidental appearance." Dumbledore said, his bright eyes glanced quickly at Harry, and then back to Alvin. On the tattoo, "As I said before, he has the habit of collecting loot. We have found a lot of Horcruxes so far, but certainly not all of them. We must confirm the final number of Horcruxes."

"What is the limit of the number of Horcruxes that one person can make? How many times can the soul be split?"

"Theoretically, it is infinite, there is no limit to the number, but no one can do this, because it requires unimaginable evil. How much pain is inflicted when splitting the soul, the soul itself will suffer the same pain. Dumbledore said, "But Voldemort is obviously not a normal person, so we can't judge him by general standards. In fact, I want to assign you a task for the memory we just saw. I hope you will find ways to expose Professor Slughorn's true memory and find out what Riddle said to him, this will undoubtedly be our most critical information."

Obtaining Slughorn's real memory was no easy feat.

Of course Ivan knew that after Voldemort consulted Professor Slughorn, he finally made seven Horcruxes, but he couldn't guarantee that this was the final number of Horcruxes Voldemort had.That guy is obviously crazy, who knows what he will do after cooperating with the evil god.

Splitting the soul is impossible for most people, but for Voldemort, it is as simple as eating and breathing.

How much Slughorn's memories will help now is anyone's guess...

But it's better to know something than to have no clues at all.

"Professor, if you want to get the memory, can't you use Legilimency or Veritaserum?" Harry asked.

"Unlikely, Harry, Professor Slughorn is a very capable wizard, and he will be able to prevent these two tricks and other magic. His Occlusion is much better than poor Morfin, and since I forced him to After he gave me this distorted memory, it's no wonder he didn't carry the antidote for Veritaserum with him." Dumbledore said gently, "I think it's a good idea to try to force the truth from Professor Slughorn. Stupid, does more harm than good, I don't want him leaving Hogwarts. We're going to take a softer approach, thankfully he has his weaknesses like all of us and I'm sure you are the ones who can break through his defenses .Especially you, Harry, Slughorn is obviously more interested in you than he is on guard against Ivan, you can easily gain his trust and let him meet your request and willingly hand over his memory You have to know that it is very important to get the real memory, how important it is, you can only know after seeing the real thing. Well, this is the second memory, and we have two more memories to see. Next this One flashback is what happened the night Alvin and I found the ring, and my conversation with Riddle."

"The conversation with Riddle?" Harry still didn't understand what Dumbledore said.

He followed Ivan into the Pensieve again, and this time, they returned to the Gaunt family's cabin again.

However, compared with last time, this place has become ruins, leaving only ruins.

Dumbledore's memories didn't start from the beginning. He concealed the experience of being bewitched by the magic left by the Sorcerer's Stone Voldemort on the ring, and it started directly with the 15-year-old Riddle coming out to communicate with Ivan.

Harry looked in surprise at Riddle who suddenly appeared, and Ivan, Dumbledore and his conversation.

Unbelievable, it never occurred to him that the ring on Dumbledore's right hand was that Horcrux.